Division within Democrats on Vietnam war policy at convention
At the Democratic National Convention Chicago, Humphrey allies defeated a minority report calling for an immediate halt to bombing North Vietnam by a margin of 1,567 to 1,041. The vote underscored party divides over de escalation while antiwar delegates staged a protest on the floor with singing and black crepe banners. Theodore Bikel led “We Shall Overcome” as crowds demonstrated.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic
Platform Committee
North Vietnam
Theodore Bikel
New York
Humphrey
Donald Fraser
Minnesota
Richard N. Goodwin
Eugene J. McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
U.S
Saigon
Hale Boggs
Creighton Abrams
South Vietnam
Abrams
Demilitarized Zone
Which One Only The Vice President Knows
CHICAGO AP Sen Ed Muskie leads for Humphrey’s running mate spot though R Sargent Shriver also gains traction. Humphrey weighs his choice amid party debates, demonstrations, and pressure at the convention.
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Chicago
Edmund S. Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
R. Sargent Shriver
Humphrey
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Czechs Progress in Liberal Reforms Amid Sparing Protests
Prague report says Czechoslovakia's Communist leaders push a cautious liberalization under Soviet occupation. Premier Oldrich Cernik announces temporary press freedom limits as the National Assembly withholds ratification of the Moscow deal and demands a firm withdrawal date for Soviet troops plus broader democratic steps. Demonstrations waver as officials urge continued work and restraint.
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Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Moscow
Oldric Cernik
Cernik
National Assembly
Literarni Listy
Writers’ Federation
Bohemia
Joseph Smrkovsky
Envoy's Killers Are Still At Large
GUATEMALA AP authorities pressed the hunt for the killers of U.S. Ambassador John Gordon Mein but no progress. The diplomat was machine gunned in Guatemala City after his car was boxed in by a truck and fleeing. Washington sought a full investigation and Guatemala declared a state of siege and three days of mourning.
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Guatemala
Guatemala City
Washington
State Department
Johnson
Dean Rusk
U.S
Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro
United States
Mein
US Deaths Rise To 308 In Week Of Fighting In Vietnam
US and South Vietnamese reports show intensified fighting across Vietnam with 308 Americans killed in action last week, the highest weekly toll since mid-June, and 1,144 wounded. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses reached 4,755, the largest weekly total since May. Sixteen Americans died in a major battle northwest of Saigon as 101st Air Cavalry engaged a 300-man force. Other actions occurred near Tay Ninh and in the Mekong Delta. a Navy Phantom misfire left two airmen missing.
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U.S
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
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25Th Division
Tay Ninh
Duc Lap
Vinh Long
Mekong
South Vietnam
4Th Logistics Command
da Nang
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